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S. H. SNUFFER ET ALl FLYTRAP.

ORIGINAL FILED MAY2s.1921.

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,Application.filed-May-28,`1821, Serial No, lf2-3,56f3-fy RenewedDecember@ 19,22.

'To all eowlmz' may concern. i g

Be 1t known that we, SAMUEL `HJSNUFFER and Jnssn A. SHANns,-citinens ofthe United States, residing atllaniels, inthe county of Raleigh andState rof `Testfiirgmia, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Flytrapsof which the following is a speciiication,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

rlhis invention relates to insectt'raps, and more particularly to a flytrap.

rlhe object of the invention is the constructionkof a simple andefficient trap that em-l ploys an endless conveyor for yquicklyconveying the insect into the trap and then the insect is permitted toenter a compartment and be killed therein. y

Vith this and other objectsin view, our invention comprises certainnovel combinations, constructions andr arrangements of parts as will behereinafter described, illus- -trated in the accompanying drawings, andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

lln vthe drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tra-p, while y .Figure 2 is alongitudinal, central, sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2, and looking inthe direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the casing providedwith a glass covered compartment 2; this compartment 2 is formed byl aportion of the casing, horirental ioor 3 and a vertical partition et;the

partition lis'space'd from the glass front 5a so as to allow insects orflies tov pass up through the passage 6 and into the compartment 2. Inthe compartment, at 5, is a suitable fumigant or deodorizer ofsufficient strength to kill the insects or flies as they arrive in thecompartment.

An endless conveyor belt 7 is positioned upon rollers S and 9 and on theouter face of the conveyor 7 is placed a'substance of sweet material,such as honey or syrup, to attract the insects or flies. It is to benoted that the conveyor is preferably arranged in an inclined positionwithin the casing l, and that.

its upper end (roller 9) is positioned close to the floor 3 ofcompartment 2, and positioned between the floor 3 and belt 7 is a brushl0. This brush brushing or frightening the insects so that as theyapproach the "relatively, dark space yunder the .floor and touchthebrush,l they willimmediately:leave` ,the .conveyor Zan-d pass up thebright-and .well-'lighted passage 46 into f the compartment 2." 1inangle guard plate 1l isfas'tenedftothe front edge of io'or 3 and extendsdownwardly and rearwardly, its inner end being placed close to thebrush, so thatthe insectsy will have to pass up into the passage 6 andthence into the compartment 2.

Any suitable means may be employed for driving the conveyor 7 but inFig. 2 we have shown an electric motor l2 belted to the roller 9 fordriving the conveyor 7, whereby the insects or iies are conveyed intothe casing under floor 3. In belting up the motor l2 to the roller 9, weuse wheels or pulleys 13 for reducing the speed so that the conveyorwill travel slowly, or as the operator desires.

A door 14C is mounted upon the side of the casing to allow access to thecompartment 2,

for the purpose of removing the insects, or,

replenshing the fumigan-t or deodorizer, at 5.

`While we have described the preferred embodiment of our invention, andhave illustrated the same 1n the accompanying drawings, certain minorchanges'or modifications may appear to one skilled in the art towhichthis invention relates, during the` extensive manufacture of thesame and we, therefore, reserve the right to make such modifications orchanges as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Wha-t we claim is:

1. In a! device of the class described, the combintaion of a casingprovided in its upper portion with a compartment, saidcom-` partmentbeing formed by a portion of the casing, a floor and a verticalpartition, the verticalv `partition being spaced ,fromthe front of thecasing producing a passage between the front of the casing and thepartition, and a conveyor means passing under said passage, as and forthe purposes set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the combintion of a casingprovided in its upper port-ion with a compartment, said compartmentbeing formed by aportion of the cas-l ing,a tioor and a partition, atransparent front positioned in front of and spaced from said partition,thereby forming an illuminated passage, said transparent front dependingbelow said floor, an inclined conveyor extending into said casingcontiguous nated passage formed on the front of said compartment, aconveyor extending into said casing across the lovvei1 end of saidpassage, means for frightening flies from said conveyor after they arecarried into said casing, and an inclined guard plate secured to saidcompartment at the lower end of said passage and extending to saidmeans, whereby flies will be directed into said passage, as and for thepurposes set forth.

ln testimony Whereorl We hereunto aHiX our signatures.

SAMUEL H. SNUFFER. JESSE A. SHANKS.

